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Flock of dorset sheep grazing on a hillside in Greenbrier County.

1. Flock of Dorset Sheep in Greenbrier County

Merino Sheep grazing on a hillside

2. Early Spring on a Merino Sheep Farm, Ohio County

3. Saxon Merino Sheep Grazing on Hill, Ohio County

Aberdeen Angus standing next to a fence in Putnam County.

4. Aberdeen Angus Cow, Putnam County

5. Prize Aberdeen Angus Heifer, Meadowbrook Farm, Putnam County

Apple trees in a rocky orchard.

6. Rocky Orchard, (Limestone) Where It Has Paid to Grow Apples

Man standing next to apple tree in the oldest commercial orchard in the Northern Panhandle.

7. Oldest Commercial Orchard in Northern Panhandle

Bird's-eye view of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R.R. and junction of Greenbrier division, Allegheny Mountains in the Distance.

8. Bird's Eye View of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R. R. and Junction of Greenbrier Division

Scenic view of the Cheat River.

9. View Down Cheat River

A flock of Saxon Merinos in Ohio County. This herd had a world wide reputation for producing fine wool.

10. Flock of Saxon Merinos, Ohio County

Rows of tobacco plants.

11. Field of Tobacco, Preston County

A picturesque view of rolling hills and and fields.

12. Down the Valley from Old Sweet Springs, Monroe County

Horse and buggy traveling through a field with bundled rye plants.

13. Comin' Thro' the Rye

Many haystacks in an open field.

14. Timothy Meadow

Flock of sheep and lambs in a field with a man tending to them.

15. Flock of Shropshires and Lambs, Greenbrier County

16. Agricultural Experiment Station, West Virginia University

A group of men congregated around barrels holding their apple picking ladders.

17. Picking Scene in a Hancock County Orchard

A scenic view of a rural area with buildings in the background.

18. Section of a Commercial Orchard, Apple-Pie Ridge, Berkeley County

Rows of peach trees extending far into the distance, with a mountain in the background.

19. Peach Trees, Allegheny Orchard Co.

An old farm house surrounded by by fields and trees.  Caption reads, 'Later. Time Has Wrought Many Changes.'

20. Farm House and Fields

Rows upon rows of onions in a field, with hills and trees in the background.

21. Onions, Glade Lands, Preston County

A group of pigs searching for food in the pigpen.

22. Duroc-Jersey Pigs, Meadow-Brook Stock Farm, Putnam County

A vineyard surrounded by a fence.

23. Vineyard, Upshur County

A winding mountain road towered over by rocky ridges. Copyrighted by Wallace.

24. Cliffs on Muddy Creek Mountain, Greenbrier County

Mr. Ogdin standing beside his horse.

25. Mr. Ogdin on His Farm

Cows eating grass and meandering about.

26. Grazing Calves

Clusters of grapes on the vine.

27. Green Mountain Grapevine

Very rocky field that has a hat thrown to the side and a tree in the center.

28. Chert Rock, Best Peach 'Soil'

A flock of sheep and lambs fenced in a pen.

29. Pure Bred Shropshires of Meadowbrook

A field with rows of cabbage and rolling hills in the background.

30. Cabbage, Glade Lands, Preston County

A white turkey with its chicks in a wooded area.

31. White Prince of Lawnvale Stock Farm, Putnam County

Wyandotte chickens standing by a building on the farm.

32. White Wyandottes, Lawnvale Stock Farm, Putnam County

The majestic state capitol building in Charleston.

33. Old State Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

A fenced in field with a barn and farm houses in the background.

34. Farm House of Abram McColloch, Ohio County

Figure 1 shows the counties that produce the principle corn and wheat crops. Figure 2 shows the counties that produce the principle oat and buckwheat crops. Figure 3 shows the counties that produce the principle rye and tobacco crops. Figure 4 shows the counties that produce the principle blue grass.

35. Maps of West Virginia Showing Principle Crops

This map shows the various types of apple orchards in the state of W. Va.  The types range from commercially developed apple regions to homegrown apple orchards.

36. Map of West Virginia Showing the Apple Districts

Separate portraits of each member of the State Board of Agriculture. Left to right. Top: M.V. Brown, R.E. Thrasher, Abram McCollock. Middle: J.B. Garvin, Secretary, E.J. Humphrey, President, H.A. Hartley. Bottom: W.D. Zinn, Chas P. Light.

37. Members of the W. Va. State Board of Agriculture

Five barges full of coal lined up on the river.

38. Coal Fleet on the Great Kanawha River

A river mirrors the distant bank full of leafy trees and a grassy hill.

39. Greenbrier River, Near Fort Springs, Greenbrier County

Apple tree growing on a hillside.  Caption reads, 'The famous West Virginia seedling, originated on the farm of Thomas Grimes, Brooke County.'

40. Original Grimes Golden Apple Tree, Brooke County

A coal processing plant, which shows the various buildings and railroad tracks.

41. Coal Tipple and Coke Ovens, Harding, Randolph County

An assembly line that is sorting the peaches into various baskets.  One man stands at the very end on a ladder picking his own tree.

42. Sorting and Packing Peaches, Allegheny Orchard Co., Morgan County

A man stands on a rock that juts out into the side of a stream.

43. West Virginia Mountain Stream

A small pond where ducks have gathered on the edge by the bank.

44. Ducks on a Pond, a Familiar Scene on West Virginia Farms

A very large field that has a bloomed crop of buckwheat.

45. Field of Buckwheat in Preston County, W. Va.

Pounding rapids move down the river.

46. New Richmond Falls, New River

A small rocky, mountain stream surrounded by woodland.

47. Cranberry River, 3000 Feet Above Sea, Pocahontas County

Grassy fenced in hills surround Dougher's Knob. Copyrighted by Wallace.

48. Dougher's Knob, Greenbrier County

A beautiful view of the layered mountain folds on the Allegheny Highlands.

49. Mountain Folds on the Allegheny Highlands, Pendleton County

A dense forest full of trees and underbrush.  The forest bed is covered with ferns and other types of flora.

50. Forest of Spruce and Black Birch

This small farm home is the birth place of state treasurer, Newton Ogdin.

51. Early-Day Farm Home, Pleasants County